Guess who's watching the sheriff's budget?

Surprise, surprise. Look who we found in the audience at Tuesday's budget workshop in County Hall, where Sheriff Scott Israel will talk about his request for a 14 percent increase.

Yes, it's his political nemesis, former Sheriff Al Lamberti, sitting in the back row with Neal DeJesus, who was the Broward Sheriff's Office fire chief until Israel won the seat.

He might be treated to some commentary on how he left the budget. Israel says Lamberti left a $15 million budget hole for him to fill.

Here's what Israel's administration says are the problems left by Lamberti: $6 million in employee health insurance costs that weren't budgeted, $4.8 million in buyouts for the employees who left after the November election but before Israel took office in January; $3.8 million Fort Lauderdale owes from 2011-012; $980,000 in services for West Park/Pembroke Park that aren't covered by the contract with those cities; $562,843 not covered in the contract with Cooper City. Total: $15.6 million.